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Urbanism

Animated diagram showing the mutation of CISL as part natural ecology, part urban context, part absurd theme park

Animated diagram showing the mutation of CISL as part natural ecology, part urban context, part absurd theme park

Animated diagram showing the mutation of CISL as part natural ecology, part urban context, part absurd theme park

Animated diagram showing the mutation of CISL as part natural ecology, part urban context, part absurd theme park

Pink building turning the street corner in Hong Kong

Pink building turning the street corner in Hong Kong

Pink building turning the street corner in Hong Kong

Pink building turning the street corner in Hong Kong

Aerial plan of the suburbs with the multiplication of additional backyard units by student Christopher Fernandez

Aerial plan of the suburbs with the multiplication of additional backyard units by student Christopher Fernandez

Aerial plan of the suburbs with the multiplication of additional backyard units by student Christopher Fernandez

Aerial plan of the suburbs with the multiplication of additional backyard units by student Christopher Fernandez

Extended urban section drawing conceptually cutting the various sizes of housing funnels proposed by student Brandon Shieh

Extended urban section drawing conceptually cutting the various sizes of housing funnels proposed by student Brandon Shieh

Extended urban section drawing conceptually cutting the various sizes of housing funnels proposed by student Brandon Shieh

Extended urban section drawing conceptually cutting the various sizes of housing funnels proposed by student Brandon Shieh

Multiple perspectives of the two public auditoria located through the vertical exhibition path of the SPCS HQ

Multiple perspectives of the two public auditoria located through the vertical exhibition path of the SPCS HQ

Multiple perspectives of the two public auditoria located through the vertical exhibition path of the SPCS HQ

Multiple perspectives of the two public auditoria located through the vertical exhibition path of the SPCS HQ

Section showing the compressed nature of the CTST infill housing units within a void as entered from below

Section showing the compressed nature of the CTST infill housing units within a void as entered from below

Section showing the compressed nature of the CTST infill housing units within a void as entered from below

Section showing the compressed nature of the CTST infill housing units within a void as entered from below

Concept image depicting past, present and future shifts in the density of a downtown neighborhood by student Melissa Quinones

Concept image depicting past, present and future shifts in the density of a downtown neighborhood by student Melissa Quinones

Concept image depicting past, present and future shifts in the density of a downtown neighborhood by student Melissa Quinones

Concept image depicting past, present and future shifts in the density of a downtown neighborhood by student Melissa Quinones

Grid of everyday urban buildings discovered daily in Hong Kong in 2014

Grid of everyday urban buildings discovered daily in Hong Kong in 2014

Grid of everyday urban buildings discovered daily in Hong Kong in 2014

Grid of everyday urban buildings discovered daily in Hong Kong in 2014

Concept section of a city of infill that grows organically throughout the voids of Phoenix by student Andrew Synacek

Concept section of a city of infill that grows organically throughout the voids of Phoenix by student Andrew Synacek

Concept section of a city of infill that grows organically throughout the voids of Phoenix by student Andrew Synacek

Concept section of a city of infill that grows organically throughout the voids of Phoenix by student Andrew Synacek

Section drawing of multiple housing blocks built above Phoenix's highway infrastructure by student Genevieve Miller

Section drawing of multiple housing blocks built above Phoenix's highway infrastructure by student Genevieve Miller

Section drawing of multiple housing blocks built above Phoenix's highway infrastructure by student Genevieve Miller

Section drawing of multiple housing blocks built above Phoenix's highway infrastructure by student Genevieve Miller

Study sketch illustrating the morphing nature of the PEP shade canopy system with hydraulics that shift the shape

Study sketch illustrating the morphing nature of the PEP shade canopy system with hydraulics that shift the shape

Study sketch illustrating the morphing nature of the PEP shade canopy system with hydraulics that shift the shape

Study sketch illustrating the morphing nature of the PEP shade canopy system with hydraulics that shift the shape

Early massing study looking at an organic layered community within a Phoenix wash by student Brayan Munoz

Early massing study looking at an organic layered community within a Phoenix wash by student Brayan Munoz

Early massing study looking at an organic layered community within a Phoenix wash by student Brayan Munoz

Early massing study looking at an organic layered community within a Phoenix wash by student Brayan Munoz

Perspective showing the upper YELE covered space for provided shelter for more people after the disaster

Perspective showing the upper YELE covered space for provided shelter for more people after the disaster

Perspective showing the upper YELE covered space for provided shelter for more people after the disaster

Perspective showing the upper YELE covered space for provided shelter for more people after the disaster

Urban section proposing a stepping mass that embeds itself into and on top of the warehouse district by student Israel Lozoya

Urban section proposing a stepping mass that embeds itself into and on top of the warehouse district by student Israel Lozoya

Urban section proposing a stepping mass that embeds itself into and on top of the warehouse district by student Israel Lozoya

Urban section proposing a stepping mass that embeds itself into and on top of the warehouse district by student Israel Lozoya

Conceptual image proposing an entire city of housing set within the shadows of Camelback by student Miguel Ceniseros Nunez

Conceptual image proposing an entire city of housing set within the shadows of Camelback by student Miguel Ceniseros Nunez

Conceptual image proposing an entire city of housing set within the shadows of Camelback by student Miguel Ceniseros Nunez

Conceptual image proposing an entire city of housing set within the shadows of Camelback by student Miguel Ceniseros Nunez

Urban plan drawing of the circular forms contrasting the existing gridded fabric of Phoenix by student Brandon Shieh

Urban plan drawing of the circular forms contrasting the existing gridded fabric of Phoenix by student Brandon Shieh

Urban plan drawing of the circular forms contrasting the existing gridded fabric of Phoenix by student Brandon Shieh

Urban plan drawing of the circular forms contrasting the existing gridded fabric of Phoenix by student Brandon Shieh

Collaged photograph of the 2010 Haiti earthquake highlighting the various layers of failed building construction

Collaged photograph of the 2010 Haiti earthquake highlighting the various layers of failed building construction

Collaged photograph of the 2010 Haiti earthquake highlighting the various layers of failed building construction

Collaged photograph of the 2010 Haiti earthquake highlighting the various layers of failed building construction

Model photo of stacked and flexible visitor spaces to be programmed by the GBN Ministry of Parks for various uses

Model photo of stacked and flexible visitor spaces to be programmed by the GBN Ministry of Parks for various uses

Model photo of stacked and flexible visitor spaces to be programmed by the GBN Ministry of Parks for various uses

Model photo of stacked and flexible visitor spaces to be programmed by the GBN Ministry of Parks for various uses

Concept model for a strategy of combining many varied building and infrastructural typologies to define the new CISL

Concept model for a strategy of combining many varied building and infrastructural typologies to define the new CISL

Concept model for a strategy of combining many varied building and infrastructural typologies to define the new CISL

Concept model for a strategy of combining many varied building and infrastructural typologies to define the new CISL

Plans of various levels of public spaces within a linear housing infrastructure by student Rikkie Pedregon

Plans of various levels of public spaces within a linear housing infrastructure by student Rikkie Pedregon

Plans of various levels of public spaces within a linear housing infrastructure by student Rikkie Pedregon

Plans of various levels of public spaces within a linear housing infrastructure by student Rikkie Pedregon

Section sketch studying the inversion of public space into the SPCS research center from the park and hockey rink below

Section sketch studying the inversion of public space into the SPCS research center from the park and hockey rink below

Section sketch studying the inversion of public space into the SPCS research center from the park and hockey rink below

Section sketch studying the inversion of public space into the SPCS research center from the park and hockey rink below

Site plan drawing for HEL showing the confrontation and results of the inserted bars with the airport infrastructure

Site plan drawing for HEL showing the confrontation and results of the inserted bars with the airport infrastructure

Site plan drawing for HEL showing the confrontation and results of the inserted bars with the airport infrastructure

Site plan drawing for HEL showing the confrontation and results of the inserted bars with the airport infrastructure

Aerial perspective illustrating the laneways and potential infill sites for the QTCT project

Aerial perspective illustrating the laneways and potential infill sites for the QTCT project

Aerial perspective illustrating the laneways and potential infill sites for the QTCT project

Aerial perspective illustrating the laneways and potential infill sites for the QTCT project

Section drawing of the CART project showing the housing lifted above the public alleyway and the shared communal spaces

Section drawing of the CART project showing the housing lifted above the public alleyway and the shared communal spaces

Section drawing of the CART project showing the housing lifted above the public alleyway and the shared communal spaces

Section drawing of the CART project showing the housing lifted above the public alleyway and the shared communal spaces

Urban site plan for an infilled stepping housing mass that integrates with Margaret T Hance Park by student Yamileth Ponce

Urban site plan for an infilled stepping housing mass that integrates with Margaret T Hance Park by student Yamileth Ponce

Urban site plan for an infilled stepping housing mass that integrates with Margaret T Hance Park by student Yamileth Ponce

Urban site plan for an infilled stepping housing mass that integrates with Margaret T Hance Park by student Yamileth Ponce

Collection grid of daily images documenting common urban structures in Hong Kong

Collection grid of daily images documenting common urban structures in Hong Kong

Collection grid of daily images documenting common urban structures in Hong Kong

Collection grid of daily images documenting common urban structures in Hong Kong

Detailed building diagram showing a terraced housing typology that combines farming and housing by student Zihao Li

Detailed building diagram showing a terraced housing typology that combines farming and housing by student Zihao Li

Detailed building diagram showing a terraced housing typology that combines farming and housing by student Zihao Li

Detailed building diagram showing a terraced housing typology that combines farming and housing by student Zihao Li

Aerial photograph of a massing model and digital massing model for a mixed-massing form of shifting boxes for QTCT

Aerial photograph of a massing model and digital massing model for a mixed-massing form of shifting boxes for QTCT

Aerial photograph of a massing model and digital massing model for a mixed-massing form of shifting boxes for QTCT

Aerial photograph of a massing model and digital massing model for a mixed-massing form of shifting boxes for QTCT

Perspective from inside a unit showing the potential programming of communal spaces as events by student Ian Birl

Perspective from inside a unit showing the potential programming of communal spaces as events by student Ian Birl

Perspective from inside a unit showing the potential programming of communal spaces as events by student Ian Birl

Perspective from inside a unit showing the potential programming of communal spaces as events by student Ian Birl

Axon and statistics on the potential for ININ infill housing infrastructure along the Park Avenue midtown Manhattan zone

Axon and statistics on the potential for ININ infill housing infrastructure along the Park Avenue midtown Manhattan zone

Axon and statistics on the potential for ININ infill housing infrastructure along the Park Avenue midtown Manhattan zone

Axon and statistics on the potential for ININ infill housing infrastructure along the Park Avenue midtown Manhattan zone

Regional aerial perspective of an early massing concept for housing forms blending with the landscape by student Brayan Munoz

Regional aerial perspective of an early massing concept for housing forms blending with the landscape by student Brayan Munoz

Regional aerial perspective of an early massing concept for housing forms blending with the landscape by student Brayan Munoz

Regional aerial perspective of an early massing concept for housing forms blending with the landscape by student Brayan Munoz

Perspectives of interior and exterior moments of the single family Charlie unit on the south side of the QTCT project

Perspectives of interior and exterior moments of the single family Charlie unit on the south side of the QTCT project

Perspectives of interior and exterior moments of the single family Charlie unit on the south side of the QTCT project

Perspectives of interior and exterior moments of the single family Charlie unit on the south side of the QTCT project

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